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食言
 
En
shí yán
  • lit. to eat one's words
  • to break a promise
  • to go back on one's word
  • to renege
  • unsworn testimony

食言 shí yán

食言
1 不遵守诺言。《书经.汤誓》:「尔无不信,朕不食言。」《三国演义.第二五回》:「文远代禀三事,蒙丞相应允,谅不食言。」

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